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** OCTOBER 22, 2023
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** WHITEHEAD: ON THE ISSUES
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Postcards from a Police State: 22 Years of Blowback from the USA Patriot Act ([link removed])

Guns for Hire: America’s Crisis State Goes Global ([link removed])

This Is Not Freedom, America: The Profit Incentives Driving the American Police State ([link removed])


** RUTHERFORD: ON THE FRONT LINES
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In a Blow to Due Process, Supreme Court Gives Police the Green Light to Misidentify, Arrest and Jail Innocent Americans ([link removed])

Sounding Alarm Over Mass Surveillance Systems, Rutherford Institute Opposes Police Use of License Plate Readers ([link removed])

No, the Government Should Not Be Allowed to Use Warrantless Drone Surveillance to Snoop on Citizens at Home or Spy on Private Property ([link removed])
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** IN THE COURTS
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Supreme Court Takes Up Fight Over Biden Administration’s Online Misinformation Fight ([link removed])

Supreme Court Keeps Pause on Missouri Pro-Gun Law ([link removed])

Utah Sues TikTok, Alleging It Lures Children Into Addictive and Destructive Social Media Habits ([link removed])

Idaho Can Enforce ‘Total Abortion Ban’ During Appeal ([link removed])

Sixth Circuit Ruling Lets Tennessee and Kentucky Enforce Bans on Hormone Therapy for Minors ([link removed])

Supreme Court Lifts Restrictions on Federal Agency Contacts With Social Media Firms ([link removed])

Feds Ask Supreme Court to Decide if Weed Smokers, Non-Violent Felons Can Own Guns ([link removed])

Schools Cannot Ban ‘Merely Offensive’ Speech on Gender Identity, Appeals Court Rules ([link removed])


** PODCAST: FREEDOM UNDER FIRE
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Dictators Bent on Building Military Empires: The Cost of the Nation’s Endless Wars ([link removed])

360 Degree Surveillance: How Police Use Public-Private Partnerships to Spy on Americans ([link removed])

Federal Bureau of Intimidation: The Government’s War on Political Freedom ([link removed])

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** VODCAST: ON TARGET
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Enemies of the Deep State: The Government’s War on Domestic Terrorism Is a Trap ([link removed])


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** JUSTICE SYSTEM
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The Amount of Time You Have to Sue the Police Shouldn’t Depend on Where You Live ([link removed])


** AMERICAN POLICE STATE
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UN Report Reveals Alarming Rates of Police Brutality and Racial Injustice in the US ([link removed])

NYPD Cops Sued for Misconduct Cost City Millions in Settlements — Then Get Promotions ([link removed])

Predictive Policing Software Terrible At Predicting Crimes ([link removed])


** OVERCRIMINALIZATION
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The EEOC Is Trying to Make ‘Misgendering’ a Thought-Crime ([link removed])


** AMERICA AT WAR
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The Navy Will Start Randomly Testing SEALs and Special Warfare Troops for Steroids ([link removed])

US Military Shoots Down Missiles and Drones as It Faces Growing Threats in Volatile Middle East ([link removed])


** BEHIND BARS
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Billion-Dollar Supersize Prisons Are Slated to Be Built Across the U.S. but Do They Help or Hurt Public Safety? ([link removed])
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** NATIONAL SECURITY
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2022 FBI Crime Data Is Out. Here’s What You Need to Know ([link removed])

The TSA Wants to Put a Government Tracking App on Your Smartphone ([link removed])


** SURVEILLANCE & PRIVACY
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Campus Surveillance: Students and Professors Decry Sensors in Buildings ([link removed])

Court Downplayed Privacy Risks to Uphold Cops’ Keyword Warrant, Experts Say ([link removed])

How Americans View Data Privacy ([link removed])

State Governments Collect the DNA of Nearly Every Newborn Baby in the US ([link removed])

Hundreds of Stores From Walgreens to Macy’s Are Silently Deploying Facial Recognition Technology to Spy on Shoppers ([link removed])


** FREE SPEECH
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New York Demands Social Media Platforms Censor Users Over Israel-Hamas War ([link removed])

New York's Online Hate Speech Law Raises Serious First Amendment Concerns ([link removed])


** TECHNOLOGY
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Chinese Hackers Are Hiding in Routers in the US and Japan ([link removed])


** EDUCATION
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Guns Are Seized in U.S. Schools Each Day. The Numbers Are Soaring ([link removed])


** POLITICS
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Bill Seeks to Curtail Police Use of Facial Recognition in Massachusetts ([link removed])

New York Proposes Background Checks For 3-D Printers: Latest Crackdown Effort On ‘Ghost Guns’ ([link removed])

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